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25 Yearsof inspiringindividuals
1987-2012
Government & Politics• Anexcitingsubjectwhichrelatestocurrentissuesinthemedia
• Buildsyourpoliticalknowledgeanddevelopsyourcriticalevaluationskills
• AnnualtripstoLondonandtheUSAplusvisitsfromguestspeakers
• Catersforalllearningstyleswithup-to-dateteachingmethodsandresources
• Excellentsupportincludingregulartutorials
• ThestudyofpoliticsisveryusefulforanumberofcareersandisawellestablishedsubjectattheUK’smostprestigiousuniversities
25 Yearsof inspiringindividuals
1987-2012
AS/A2 Level2013 Entry
David’s PerspectiveCarmelisafantasticcollegeformanyreasonsbutoneofthefinestisthatitgivesroomforstudentstogrowandtodeveloptheirownopinionsonissueswhichsurroundtheirchosensubjectswhile,ofcourse,havingexcellentteaching.IparticularlyenjoystudyingPoliticsasitgivesoneanewwindowthroughwhichtoseeandunderstandtheworkingsofournation,howitisrun,andevenhowwemightrunitbetter.IalsoenjoystudyingthissubjectasIamfascinatedbypoliticsandthechangethatcanbebroughtbyagroupofdeterminedindividualswiththesupportofthepeople.Thissubjecthasalsofuelledmydesiretogointopoliticsandgivenmethetoolstobeabletoseethestrengthsandweaknessesofgovernmentandbeabletoseehowtobringchangeandreformtothisgreatcountry.
David BoultonChristianFellowshipSchool
Studying: Philosophy,Politics,Economics,History
Meet the TutorsMike McLoughlin MAHeadofDepartmentandAQAExaminerforGovernmentandPolitics
Exam Board AQA
AS/A2 Government and Politics
What will I study?
YouwillstudythefollowingmodulesatASLevel:
Unit 1 - People, Politics and Participation (Sept - Dec)Thisincludesthefollowingfourareasofstudy:PoliticalParticipationandVotingBehaviour;ElectoralSystems;PoliticalParties;PressureGroupsandProtestMovements.
Unit 2 - Governing Modern Britain (Jan - May)ThisUnitincludesthefollowingfourareasofstudy:TheBritishConstitution;Parliament;TheCoreExecutive(Government);Multi-levelGovernance(includingDevolutionandtheEuropeanUnion).
Inyear1(Lower6th)thefocusisverymuchontheUKandourpoliticalsystem,butwewillalsodosomeworkonpoliticalphilosophyandtheoriginsofWesternliberaldemocracytoo.Studentsarealsointroducedtopoliticsinthewiderpoliticalandsocialcontext,withinwhichweexploretheeffectofsocialclass,gender,ethnicityetconthepoliticalsystem.
Thebuildingofbasicpoliticalknowledgeisthemainobjectiveofthisyear,andwewillalsomakeastartonacquiringimportantcriticalevaluationskillstoo.EuropeandthedevelopmentoftheEuropeanUnionisalsogivensomeattentiontooastheUKisan
importantmemberofthispoliticalinstitution.
AtA2Level(Upper6th),youwillprogresstothefollowingunits:
Unit 3a – The Politics of the USAThefourareasofstudyinclude:TheUSElectoralProcessandDirectDemocracy;PoliticalParties;VotingBehaviour;PressureGroups.
Unit 4a – The Government of the USAInthisunitthefourareasare:TheConstitutionalFrameworkofUSGovernment;TheLegislativeBranchofGovernment-USCongress;TheExecutiveBranchofGovernment-TheOfficeofPresident;TheJudicialBranchofGovernment-TheSupremeCourt.
Inyear2(Upper6th)theemphasisisstillonacquiringpoliticalknowledge,butequalemphasisisnowdevotedtothedevelopmentofmoresophisticatedcriticalevaluationskills.Ourstudieswillhaveamoreinternationalflavour,withobviousemphasisontheUSAandour“specialrelationship”withthem.WealsoexplorethesynopticrelationshipbetweentheUSandUKformsofgovernment.
How will I be assessed?
Youwillsittwoexamsperyear–oneinJanuaryandoneinthesummer.Inbothyearstheexamsareoneandahalfhoursdurationeachandhaveequalweighting.
Youwillbemarkedregularlyonmostlywrittenassignmentsandgivenaprogressgradewithwhichyouwillbeabletomonitoryourself.Thiswillbereviewedonaregularbasisbetweenyouandyourtutor.Asanindividualstudentyouareonlyjudgedagainstyourindividualminimumexpectedgrade(MEG)andthisdeterminesyourrateofprogressonthecourse.
What will this course prepare me for?
TheAScoursewillprepareyouforcontinuedstudytoA2Levelandfromthisleveltouniversitydegreestudyandvariouspossiblecareerpathwaysthereafter.ThestudyofpoliticsisveryusefulforanumberofcareersandisawellestablishedsubjectatourmostprestigiousuniversitiesintheUK.
A visit from Lord Storey
Faye’s PerspectiveIloveallthenewpeopleI’vemetatCarmelCollege.GovernmentandPoliticsisveryinterestingwhenhearingeveryone’sviewsoncurrentissues.WehaveguestspeakerstovisitusandtripstoLondon(Parliament)andotherplaces.Politicshasopenedmyeyestoeverythinggoingonaroundusandhowpoliticsaffectseverythingineverydaylife.WhenIleaveCarmelIwanttostudyPoliticsandModernHistoryatuniversityasthatismypassion.
Faye SharpeBrychallHighSchool
Studying: History,Politics,Law,EnglishLiterature
How will I be taught?
Theteachingandlearningthatoccursintheclassroom(andfullattendanceisanabsolutenecessitytogainmaximumadvantage)isverywide-rangingandconsistsofPowerPointpresentations,handouts,examquestionpractice,groupquizzes,watchingrelevantDVDs,studentpresentations,theanalysisofqualitynewspaperstories,internetsiteusageandresearchactivities,discussionanddebates,andtextbookbasedactivities.
Studentswillalsobeissuedwithatextbookforhomestudyandhomeworkpurposes.
InadditionyouwillhaveallofthefacilitiesavailabletoyouinourLibrary,whichincludesadditionaltextbooks,useofcomputersforpoliticswebsites,politicaljournals,DVDs,andqualitynewspapers.
Indeedthenatureofthistopicissuchthat‘compulsory’viewingof
selectedTVprogrammesaboutpoliticsisanabsolutenecessitytokeepabreastofcontemporarypoliticalissues,forexample‘SundayPolitics’onBBC1.
Therewillalsobeplentyofopportunitytoresearchyourownparticularpoliticalinterestsandissues,andtopresentyourfindingstotheclassinitiatingdiscussionanddebatetoo!
Fridaylunchtimesaredevotedtothedepartment’sweeklydebates,aschosenbythestudents.
TheannualtriptoLondoninthefirstyearisagreatopportunityforyoutovisitParliamentandtheUSEmbassy.AswealsostudyUSPolitics,inthesecondyearthereisthepossibilityofatriptoWashingtonDCandotherEastCoastcities.
The 2010 USA visit took in Boston, New York, Washington and Philadelphia
What is the department like?
Government&PoliticsworksverycloselywithallSocialSciencesdepartments.Wehaveaccesstocomputersandallroomsareequippedwithmulti-mediaprojectorsandinteractivewhiteboards.Coursetextbooksarecomplementedbyourowncollegelibraryandtheirnumerouspoliticstextstoo.Thedepartmenthasaninnovativeanddynamicapproach,whichwillpromotethepursuitofexcellenceinalloftheteachingandlearningelementsofthecourse.Thedepartmentalsoactivelyattemptstocaterforalllearningstyleswithup-to-dateteachingmethodsandresources.
Finally,thedepartmentwillencourageahealthysenseofhumourinitsworktoo,withtheoddtouchofsatire! Students had a guided tour of the Houses
of Parliament during their trip to London
How successful are Carmel’s Government and Politics students?
A* - B A* - C Overall Pass Rate
2010 AS 35% 55% 98% A2 63% 83% 100%
2011 AS 32% 46% 100% A2 52% 76% 100%
2012 AS 3% 30% 85% A2 44% 56% 100%
What support will I receive?
Therewillbetheopportunitytobookregularsupport/extensiontutorials,withemailbackupandregularcommunicationwithyourtutor.Youwillalsobeencouragedtoactivelydevelopandcontributetothedevelopmentofcoursematerialsandresources.
TherewillalsoberelevantDVDsforyoutowatchonyourownorwithfellowstudentsaspartofyourwiderstudyandresearchcommitments.
Youwillbeguidedtorelevantwebsitesandencouragedtodiscoveradditionalonestoo!Theinformationandmaterialsonpoliticscontinuestogrowatanamazingrate.
What are the entry requirements for AS Government and Politics?
YouwillneedGCSEgradeBinEnglishLanguage(gradeCwillbeconsiderediftherearesufficientplaces)plusaGCSEgradeBinoneotheressaybasedsubject.
What other opportunities will the study of Government and Politics offer me?
Weinvitevisitingspeakersintotheclassroomtotalkwithstudents.ThesevisitorsincludeLocal MP Dave Watts,EuropeanMPs,Officersfromthelocalcouncil,andevenex-GovernmentMinister,AndyBurnhamwhovisitedusrecently.Inaddition,thereisanannualtriptoLondonincludingaguidedtour of Parliament.ThereisalsoatriptotheUSAtovisitWashington DC, Philadelphia and New York City,whichfitsinreallywellwiththesecondyearandthestudyofUSpolitics.The2010tripwasextendedtoincludeBoston.
Inaddition,therearelocaltripstotheSlavery MuseuminLiverpool,andtorelevantlecturesatthePhilharmonic Hall and Edge Hill University.AspartoftheEnrichment Programme,studentscangetinvolvedintheMock United Nations General Assembly(MUNGA)whichtakesplaceatLiverpoolTownHalleveryNovember.
Finally,studentsarealsoencouragedtotakeaninterestinCarmel’sStudentCouncilbody,whichiselectedonanannualbasisandworksonbehalfofallthestudentsatCarmel.
Tori’s PerspectiveAsaLabourPartyactivistinLiverpool,studyingGovernmentandPoliticswasnotaharddecisiontomake!PoliticsatCarmelprovidesmorethanjustwhatyouneedtopassyourASLevels.Mike,thetutorencourageslively(verylively!)andhonestdebate,providingreallygoodchallengesforhisstudentsandmakespoliticsenjoyableandrelevant.Ifyoulikeagooddebate,thenPoliticsisdefinitelyforyou!StudyingatCarmelencouragesyoungadultstothinkforthemselveswithintheethosandprinciplesofthecollege.IhavemetlotsofinterestingpeopleatCarmelwhichhasbroadenedmyhorizons,understandingofothers’viewsandhascertainlycontributedtomydeterminationtosupportequalityanddiversityacrossthestudentpopulation.Carmelstudentsareencouragedtoworkhardandsucceedintheirchosensubjectsviaasupportiveteachingstaff.AfterleavingCarmel,IintendtostudyPoliticsandPhilosophybutI’mnotsurewhereyet!
Tori Rigby StJohnBoscoArtsCollege
Studying: GovernmentandPolitics,PhilosophyandReligion,Economics,History
More InformationYoucanfindfurtherinformationontheAQAExamBoardwebsite:www.aqa.org.uk
Anotherusefulresource:www.bbc.co.uk/politics
Outside the White House, Washington DC
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